"The next hour was spent going through the painstakingly careful are of
deciding which clothes to bring and then haphazardly flinging them across
the room and watching them arc down landing messily in her suitcase, all
the while chanting in anticipation.
"I'm going to Hogwarts!"
Scroll Two: Diagon Alley
"Ano...where do we go now?" Kagome asked, her voice rather muffled. which made sense since her head was currently lost and buried in a map of London.
"Last time we let you navigate" Inuyasha muttered. There was a moment of heated silence in which Kagome and Inuyasha exchanged dark looks. Finally Mioke, sensing the rising tension, spoke up.
"Perhaps we should ask for directions." there was a pause as his attention was grabbed by an attractive blonde with a full figure and navy blue robes. ".Yes, she looks like she knows where she's going. I'll just go ask if she will be- I mean if she will give us directions." His lips formed a satisfied grin and he casually strolled towards the girl, who was gazing intently at a group of caged cats. A throbbing vein appeared at Sango's temple as she lifted her freakishly large boomerang over her shoulder and followed him. No wonder she had blatantly refused to leave it at the Higurashi shrine.
"He never quits." Kagome muttered, sighing dramatically as she tapped a boy about their age on the shoulder. He turned to her and smiled, his hair falling into his face as if his locks were impossible to tame. Kagome couldn't help but notice a small scar peeking out from behind his bangs and stunningly green eyes framed by broken glasses.
"Excuse me," She began. "Could you tell us where we are?"
"Sure. This is Diagon Alley. a wizard market. But surely you've heard of it?"
"HARRY!" A tall boy with flaming red hair appeared and prodded his friend in the arm. "They could be Muggles." He stressed the word comically and Kagome blinked in confusion.
"You're not supposed to blab to just anyone about magic you know." The lanky youth continued.
"Oh, don't be absurd Ron! You know Muggles can't even see Diagon Alley. A girl with bushy brown hair reminded him. Ron made a face and stuck his tongue out at her, earning him a 'look'. "Grow up, Ron." She muttered and then turned to Kagome with a smile.
"I'm Hermione Granger."
"Higurashi Kagome" she replied. Sango walked up behind them, wearing an irritated expression. Behind her she dragged an unconscious and badly bruised Miroku, and Shippou was perched on her shoulder.
"Er.Is he going to be alright?" Harry asked. The taijiya nodded and glared down darkly at the monk. Feeling the need to jump ahead and introduce them before another fit of violence on Sango's part broke out, Kagome spoke up.
This is Sango-chan, the cute one is Shippou, and he's Miroku." Shippou piped up.
"And that stubborn jerk is Inuyasha." The hanyou reached forward and grabbed a fleeing Shippou by the tail, looking annoyed. Kagome glowered at him and took the kitsune into her arms while he fumed.
"Wait.THE Inuyasha?!" Hermione shrieked, a scroll and quill pen magically appearing in her hands. Seconds later she had thrust the objects in his face. "Can I have your autograph?" Inuyasha scowled slightly, strongly reminded of Kagome when she met Noba. Nobu. the one with a problem with cliffs and gravity.
"An Auto-what?" He asked, bewildered.
"Erm. Hermione? Who is this?" Ron questioned.
"That's Inuyasha!" Ron and harry stared blankly at their friend. "Honestly, you two need to read more."
"Why? We have you to explain to us what the bloody hell you're talking about. " Ron replied.
Sango and the others looked confused. "I'd like to know too."
"I'd like to know how come he's famous and I'm not. I'm obviously the better looking, charming one!" Miroku whined. Hermione glanced at him reprimandedly and then turned back to the others.
"Inuyasha is the legendary half-demon, that also means he's half human Ron, who was sealed to a time tree during the Warring States era of ancient Japan. 50 years later a time travelling high school student from Modern Tokyo released him and they joined together with a lecherous monk, demon slayer, and fox demon cub to collect the fragments of a sacred jewel that was said to have mystic powers. While most people believe this is a simple fairy tale there are a few who have researched it and thought it to be true." She stated knowingly. Ron cast her a dark look and she smirked, while everyone else just stared at her in disbelief, completely flabbergasted. [ A/N: I love that word XD ]
"How do you know so much about us, witch?!" Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, obviously intending it to be insulting but she didn't seem to notice. It was the truth after all. Harry quickly changed the subject.
"So, have you all gotten your books yet?"
Kagome shook her head and pulled out their supply lists with Sango reading over her shoulder.
"Kagome-chan. where are we going to get all this?" Kagome shrugged in reply and Ron grinned at them.
"Diagon Alley'
"Just come with us, we'll show you." Hermione offered. Kagome smiled gratefully and had to stop herself from bowing before they followed the three into a busy bookstore called Flourish and Blotts. When inside the group was stopped by a blonde boy with a sneering face and heavily oiled hair.
"Well if it isn't famous Harry Potter." He spat out the last word like venom and looked at Harry with an expression nothing short of loathing. "I see your taste in acquaintances hasn't changed any. You've even sunk low enough to associate with cat-eared freaks." A warning growl emitted from deep within Inuyasha's throat and he cracked his knuckles.
"Bug off, Malfoy." Ron snapped, holding his wand at ready. Hermione stopped him.
"No, Ron. Remember what happened last time?" Ron shuddered at the memory of the slugs that had spewed from his mouth last time he attempted to Attack Draco and dropped his arm to his side. He didn't dare risk it, even though his wand was fully functional this time around. Malfoy smirked and turned towards Kagome.
"Someone as cute as you shouldn't be around these losers either. I can show you the right people to be friend with." [A/N: Anyone else feel the sudden nagging impulse to gag?]
"Give it a rest Malfoy." Hermione retorted, narrowing her eyes.
"Was I talking to you, Mudblood?" He spat. Her eyes widened and Ron lunged at him, grabbing for his throat.
"How dare you-"
"Ron, come on. He's not worth it." Harry said, suddenly grabbing Ron by the shoulder. Malfoy glared at them, a look of mixed repulse and spite, and walked away.
"Who was that pleasant little ray of sunshine?" Miroku asked. He had finally regained consciousness and the swollen bumps had disappeared from his head.
"Draco Malfoy, he goes to our school." Hermione replied, eyes narrowed. "He's a-"
"Maggot." Ron finished for her.
"I noticed. He goes to our school?" Sango scowled. "Joy.. -_-;"
"Yeah." Shippou nodded his agreement while Inuyasha glowered in the background, anticipating their first day at Hogwarts where he could beat Malfoy into a bloody pulp.
Ten minutes later the group walked out of Flourish and Blotts with an armload of books each. Kagome glanced once more at her list.
"Ano ne.. where would I get a wand?" She asked. Harry grinned.
"Ollivanders!" he answered, guiding her to an old, shabby looking store down the street. The others followed him inside.
Ollivanders was the kind you place that made you feel you had just walked into a library. The second one entered through the antique wooden doors everything fell dead silent, almost intimidatingly so. The kind of place that made you want to hold your breath for fear that the slightest noise would send everything inside crashing down around you. At first glance Kagome would have said that the shop was vacant, but then she heard a soft, elderly voice.
"Back again, Mr. Potter? Ah. Ms. Higurashi, I've been expecting you." A short wrinkled man with a head of shock white hair. Thinning in places, stepped out from behind one of the many bookshelves that lined the shop, with rows of dark oblong boxes stacked inside.
"Hullo Mr. Ollivander." Harry greeted him. Mr. Ollivander nodded cordially and disappeared among the shelves again, returning seconds later with a black and silver wand case. He opened it for Kagome.
"Willow and Unicorn hair. 9 ½ inches, springy. Go on, try it." He encouraged. She took the wand and swished it around gently. There was a cracking noise and a pause before a shower of pale sparks, a shimmery silver in hue, exploded from the end. After a few seconds of floating loosely the sparks joined together in the shape of a jewel. An arrow materialized and seemed to fly with aim straight for the heart of the jewel. There was a bright flash of light before the crystal shattered, raining a kind of stardust on the group as it faded. All eyes were on Kagome, waiting for some form of an explanation though she had none to give. She was as bewildered as everyone else. Mr. Ollivander looked at her especially curiously and shook his head.
"Well." He sighed. "That was easy." He disappeared again to the hidden depths of his stores to search out a wand for Inuyasha.
Inuyasha opened his mouth to say something, most likely to point out that the elderly shopkeeper was a crackpot old loon, but he chose that moment to return.
"Ebony and dragon hea-" Too impatient to let him finish, Inuyasha snatched the wand out of his hand, waving it around and throwing in a few extravagant hand motions - just to be safe.
"Baka." Shippou muttered. The word had barely left his lips when he and Miroku were suddenly lifted off off their feet and thrown into the back wall. The wand boxes all flew off the shelves and scattered in every direction. Something popped at the end of his wand and there was a split second of silence.
Kagome ducked an attacking wand case and looked up. "What was that noi-" Her voice was drowned out by an explosion and everyone took cover. Everyone that is, except Mr. Ollivander. The charred and blackened shopkeeper coughed out some smoke and attempted to pry the wand from Inuyasha's grasp.
"Apparently that's not the right one."
"HELL NO! I could use this!" Inuyasha protested, raising it out of Ollivanders reach and preparing to wave it wildly over his head once more.
"INUYASHA! OSUWARI!" Kagome screamed as several boxes ignited into flames. After some quick, colorful language and a painful crash to the grounf on Inuyasha's part, Kagome and Harry dragged the hanyou outside while the others picked out their wands.
"Where are you staying?" Harry asked. "We're at the Three Broomsticks until we have to catch the train tomorrow.
"Er. I think I forgot to make arrangements." Kagome admitted.
"That's alright. You can room with us. Everytime I go they give us the best rooms."
"Why?"
"..er..no reason."
"Oh - well thanks." Kagome and Harry made plans to meet at the inn that evening for supper, then the two groups parted to finish their shopping.
"I'm going to Hogwarts!"
Scroll Two: Diagon Alley
"Ano...where do we go now?" Kagome asked, her voice rather muffled. which made sense since her head was currently lost and buried in a map of London.
"Last time we let you navigate" Inuyasha muttered. There was a moment of heated silence in which Kagome and Inuyasha exchanged dark looks. Finally Mioke, sensing the rising tension, spoke up.
"Perhaps we should ask for directions." there was a pause as his attention was grabbed by an attractive blonde with a full figure and navy blue robes. ".Yes, she looks like she knows where she's going. I'll just go ask if she will be- I mean if she will give us directions." His lips formed a satisfied grin and he casually strolled towards the girl, who was gazing intently at a group of caged cats. A throbbing vein appeared at Sango's temple as she lifted her freakishly large boomerang over her shoulder and followed him. No wonder she had blatantly refused to leave it at the Higurashi shrine.
"He never quits." Kagome muttered, sighing dramatically as she tapped a boy about their age on the shoulder. He turned to her and smiled, his hair falling into his face as if his locks were impossible to tame. Kagome couldn't help but notice a small scar peeking out from behind his bangs and stunningly green eyes framed by broken glasses.
"Excuse me," She began. "Could you tell us where we are?"
"Sure. This is Diagon Alley. a wizard market. But surely you've heard of it?"
"HARRY!" A tall boy with flaming red hair appeared and prodded his friend in the arm. "They could be Muggles." He stressed the word comically and Kagome blinked in confusion.
"You're not supposed to blab to just anyone about magic you know." The lanky youth continued.
"Oh, don't be absurd Ron! You know Muggles can't even see Diagon Alley. A girl with bushy brown hair reminded him. Ron made a face and stuck his tongue out at her, earning him a 'look'. "Grow up, Ron." She muttered and then turned to Kagome with a smile.
"I'm Hermione Granger."
"Higurashi Kagome" she replied. Sango walked up behind them, wearing an irritated expression. Behind her she dragged an unconscious and badly bruised Miroku, and Shippou was perched on her shoulder.
"Er.Is he going to be alright?" Harry asked. The taijiya nodded and glared down darkly at the monk. Feeling the need to jump ahead and introduce them before another fit of violence on Sango's part broke out, Kagome spoke up.
This is Sango-chan, the cute one is Shippou, and he's Miroku." Shippou piped up.
"And that stubborn jerk is Inuyasha." The hanyou reached forward and grabbed a fleeing Shippou by the tail, looking annoyed. Kagome glowered at him and took the kitsune into her arms while he fumed.
"Wait.THE Inuyasha?!" Hermione shrieked, a scroll and quill pen magically appearing in her hands. Seconds later she had thrust the objects in his face. "Can I have your autograph?" Inuyasha scowled slightly, strongly reminded of Kagome when she met Noba. Nobu. the one with a problem with cliffs and gravity.
"An Auto-what?" He asked, bewildered.
"Erm. Hermione? Who is this?" Ron questioned.
"That's Inuyasha!" Ron and harry stared blankly at their friend. "Honestly, you two need to read more."
"Why? We have you to explain to us what the bloody hell you're talking about. " Ron replied.
Sango and the others looked confused. "I'd like to know too."
"I'd like to know how come he's famous and I'm not. I'm obviously the better looking, charming one!" Miroku whined. Hermione glanced at him reprimandedly and then turned back to the others.
"Inuyasha is the legendary half-demon, that also means he's half human Ron, who was sealed to a time tree during the Warring States era of ancient Japan. 50 years later a time travelling high school student from Modern Tokyo released him and they joined together with a lecherous monk, demon slayer, and fox demon cub to collect the fragments of a sacred jewel that was said to have mystic powers. While most people believe this is a simple fairy tale there are a few who have researched it and thought it to be true." She stated knowingly. Ron cast her a dark look and she smirked, while everyone else just stared at her in disbelief, completely flabbergasted. [ A/N: I love that word XD ]
"How do you know so much about us, witch?!" Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, obviously intending it to be insulting but she didn't seem to notice. It was the truth after all. Harry quickly changed the subject.
"So, have you all gotten your books yet?"
Kagome shook her head and pulled out their supply lists with Sango reading over her shoulder.
"Kagome-chan. where are we going to get all this?" Kagome shrugged in reply and Ron grinned at them.
"Diagon Alley'
"Just come with us, we'll show you." Hermione offered. Kagome smiled gratefully and had to stop herself from bowing before they followed the three into a busy bookstore called Flourish and Blotts. When inside the group was stopped by a blonde boy with a sneering face and heavily oiled hair.
"Well if it isn't famous Harry Potter." He spat out the last word like venom and looked at Harry with an expression nothing short of loathing. "I see your taste in acquaintances hasn't changed any. You've even sunk low enough to associate with cat-eared freaks." A warning growl emitted from deep within Inuyasha's throat and he cracked his knuckles.
"Bug off, Malfoy." Ron snapped, holding his wand at ready. Hermione stopped him.
"No, Ron. Remember what happened last time?" Ron shuddered at the memory of the slugs that had spewed from his mouth last time he attempted to Attack Draco and dropped his arm to his side. He didn't dare risk it, even though his wand was fully functional this time around. Malfoy smirked and turned towards Kagome.
"Someone as cute as you shouldn't be around these losers either. I can show you the right people to be friend with." [A/N: Anyone else feel the sudden nagging impulse to gag?]
"Give it a rest Malfoy." Hermione retorted, narrowing her eyes.
"Was I talking to you, Mudblood?" He spat. Her eyes widened and Ron lunged at him, grabbing for his throat.
"How dare you-"
"Ron, come on. He's not worth it." Harry said, suddenly grabbing Ron by the shoulder. Malfoy glared at them, a look of mixed repulse and spite, and walked away.
"Who was that pleasant little ray of sunshine?" Miroku asked. He had finally regained consciousness and the swollen bumps had disappeared from his head.
"Draco Malfoy, he goes to our school." Hermione replied, eyes narrowed. "He's a-"
"Maggot." Ron finished for her.
"I noticed. He goes to our school?" Sango scowled. "Joy.. -_-;"
"Yeah." Shippou nodded his agreement while Inuyasha glowered in the background, anticipating their first day at Hogwarts where he could beat Malfoy into a bloody pulp.
Ten minutes later the group walked out of Flourish and Blotts with an armload of books each. Kagome glanced once more at her list.
"Ano ne.. where would I get a wand?" She asked. Harry grinned.
"Ollivanders!" he answered, guiding her to an old, shabby looking store down the street. The others followed him inside.
Ollivanders was the kind you place that made you feel you had just walked into a library. The second one entered through the antique wooden doors everything fell dead silent, almost intimidatingly so. The kind of place that made you want to hold your breath for fear that the slightest noise would send everything inside crashing down around you. At first glance Kagome would have said that the shop was vacant, but then she heard a soft, elderly voice.
"Back again, Mr. Potter? Ah. Ms. Higurashi, I've been expecting you." A short wrinkled man with a head of shock white hair. Thinning in places, stepped out from behind one of the many bookshelves that lined the shop, with rows of dark oblong boxes stacked inside.
"Hullo Mr. Ollivander." Harry greeted him. Mr. Ollivander nodded cordially and disappeared among the shelves again, returning seconds later with a black and silver wand case. He opened it for Kagome.
"Willow and Unicorn hair. 9 ½ inches, springy. Go on, try it." He encouraged. She took the wand and swished it around gently. There was a cracking noise and a pause before a shower of pale sparks, a shimmery silver in hue, exploded from the end. After a few seconds of floating loosely the sparks joined together in the shape of a jewel. An arrow materialized and seemed to fly with aim straight for the heart of the jewel. There was a bright flash of light before the crystal shattered, raining a kind of stardust on the group as it faded. All eyes were on Kagome, waiting for some form of an explanation though she had none to give. She was as bewildered as everyone else. Mr. Ollivander looked at her especially curiously and shook his head.
"Well." He sighed. "That was easy." He disappeared again to the hidden depths of his stores to search out a wand for Inuyasha.
Inuyasha opened his mouth to say something, most likely to point out that the elderly shopkeeper was a crackpot old loon, but he chose that moment to return.
"Ebony and dragon hea-" Too impatient to let him finish, Inuyasha snatched the wand out of his hand, waving it around and throwing in a few extravagant hand motions - just to be safe.
"Baka." Shippou muttered. The word had barely left his lips when he and Miroku were suddenly lifted off off their feet and thrown into the back wall. The wand boxes all flew off the shelves and scattered in every direction. Something popped at the end of his wand and there was a split second of silence.
Kagome ducked an attacking wand case and looked up. "What was that noi-" Her voice was drowned out by an explosion and everyone took cover. Everyone that is, except Mr. Ollivander. The charred and blackened shopkeeper coughed out some smoke and attempted to pry the wand from Inuyasha's grasp.
"Apparently that's not the right one."
"HELL NO! I could use this!" Inuyasha protested, raising it out of Ollivanders reach and preparing to wave it wildly over his head once more.
"INUYASHA! OSUWARI!" Kagome screamed as several boxes ignited into flames. After some quick, colorful language and a painful crash to the grounf on Inuyasha's part, Kagome and Harry dragged the hanyou outside while the others picked out their wands.
"Where are you staying?" Harry asked. "We're at the Three Broomsticks until we have to catch the train tomorrow.
"Er. I think I forgot to make arrangements." Kagome admitted.
"That's alright. You can room with us. Everytime I go they give us the best rooms."
"Why?"
"..er..no reason."
"Oh - well thanks." Kagome and Harry made plans to meet at the inn that evening for supper, then the two groups parted to finish their shopping.